Why do some Birds Sing ? 245 



that have their nest where the briers are most 

 tangled. This nest and the four green eggs are 

 sufficient to command their owner's whole atten- 

 tion. This is evident at a glance ; but see how the 



lord of the little manor breaks free of life's exact- 

 ing cares and yields to a love of less laborious 

 life. All men are not lazy, but who among us 

 does not love his ease ? Above the briers, away 



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